Marc Newson Works

May 20, 2013

Marc Newson Works – Marc Newson is one of the best product designers in the world. He has designed chairs, restaurants, boutiques, cars, planes, and even a spaceship. For him, the sky is no limit. From mass-produced objects to limited edition furniture, to fashion, Newson has blurred boundaries, mapped new territories, and made himself an international superstar.

This comprehensive tome leaves no stone unturned in cataloguing all of Newson’s works to date, from early pieces such as Lockheed Lounge (which holds the world record for the highest price paid for a piece of design furniture, at over two million dollars) through designs of household objects and more recent, large scale projects such as the interior of Qantas’s A380 and the Aquariva boat.

The editor and author:
Alison Castle received a BA in philosophy from Columbia University and an MA in photography and film from New York University (NYU/International Center of Photography masters program). She is the editor of titles on photography, film, and design, including Some Like it Hot, The Stanley Kubrick Archives, and Linda McCartney – Life in Photographs.